FORA.tv Speaker - Harriet Meyer

Biography

Ms. Meyer has been the President of the Ounce of Prevention Fund since 1991. She is widely recognized for her work shaping public policies and creating innovative programs that help young, at-risk children and their families. Harriet co-chairs the Illinois Early Learning Council, the first coordinating council for young children to be housed in an Illinois Governor's office. On the national level, Harriet served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee that created our country's Early Head Start program.